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On the Ukraine situation worsens, oil prices climb due to supply concerns   Oil prices increased on Monday as fears of tighter global supply grew, with the developing crisis in Ukraine raising the risk of more penalties from the West against Russia, the world’s leading exporter. Brent futures were up $1.50, or 1.3 percent, at

Crude oil falls, but it is on track for strong weekly gains After the revelation of a larger-than-expected rise in US oil stockpiles, oil prices dropped Thursday, giving back some of the week’s high gains in weak holiday-affected trade.US crude prices were 1.6 percent down at $102.62 per barrel, while Brent futures were 1.5 percent

XAUUSD pressuring the bears near daily resistance ahead of ECB The gold price (XAUUSD) is striving to rise and is approaching the recent highs set on Wednesday at $1,980. The US dollar is behind on Thursday after dipping overnight as US rates stopped their advance, providing some comfort to the FX market as investors await

OPEC Reduces Global Oil Demand Growth Forecast Due to Russia-Ukraine Conflict The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its prediction for global oil demand growth in 2022 on Tuesday, citing the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, growing inflation as crude prices rise, and the recurrence of the Omicron coronavirus variety in China. In

As Treasury rates climb, gold prices end lower Gold prices fell in range-bound trading on Monday, as rising Treasury rates bolstered the dollar and offset support from the Ukraine crisis, while palladium gained following London’s move to halt trade of the metal from Russia. By 0730 GMT, spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $1,942.85